Arsenal midfielder Thomas Partey is a doubt for Wednesday’s UEFA Champions League quarter-closing 2d leg against Proper Madrid following a recent wound disaster, manager Mikel Arteta has confirmed.
Partey, who started in Arsenal’s 3-0 first-leg find on the Emirates Stadium, become withdrawn as a precaution after feeling discomfort, and the club is now awaiting extra medical overview sooner than the decisive conflict on the Santiago Bernabeu.
Talking to the media, Arteta stated: “We didn’t quiz of the disaster with Thomas that we had to rob him out. He felt one thing so we didn’t desire to rob any dangers. We don’t know the diagnosis but â I haven’t spoken to the medical doctors. They’ll envision him now and search for the procedure he is.”
The Ghanaian international had no longer too long ago returned to full fitness and played a key unbiased within the Gunners’ midfield, but his attainable absence would be a blow as Arsenal goal to reach their first Champions League semi-closing since 2009.
Arteta also revealed that Ben White might per chance well per chance additionally miss the sport on account of fitness considerations, while Jorginho is dominated out after suffering a chest wound all over Saturday’s 1-1 device with Brentford within the Premier League.
Arsenal trail to Spain with a commanding three-goal lead, but Proper Madrid’s European pedigree procedure Arteta is alive to to have as a form of his key gamers readily available as attainable.
